The Long Ride

Praise for The Long Ride

"[Budhos] portrays with nuance the ways multiracial identities, socioeconomic status, microaggressions, and interracial relationships can impact and shape identity. Readers will find a powerful window into the past and, unfortunately, a way-too-accurate mirror of the present." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"[A] compassionate and thoughtful depiction of families grappling daily with the inequities of a changing society." --Publishers Weekly

"[Budhos] gracefully balances the surrounding complex issues of race, class, and equity without losing focus on the small moments (nascent crushes, perfect outfits) that dominate the lives of her young protagonists." --Booklist

"A layered look at desegregation through the eyes of various characters along the color spectrum, demonstrating that things are not always black and white; it's also a sharp take on the majority's getting a glimpse of what it's like to feel like an outsider." --The Bulletin

"This engaging novel serves as a gateway for readers to learn about the issues of desegregation busing plans in the U.S. and the influence of various adults, and government decisions, in multiracial childhoods." --The Horn Book